In Silverville, Colorado, vengeance is about to strike a blow to everyone's dreams of silver. When Grace Mallory settles into her in-laws' former mansion in 1872, rumours soon circulate in town. A lady living alone in an empty house? Why hasn't John, the heir to the mining company whom she has married, joined her? Ruby Lawrence knows all too well the feeling of being underestimated as a woman, so it comes as no surprise that no one takes her mistrust of Grace seriously. Although her relatives should... After all, it was they who murdered John's father. As the peace of Silverville crumbles, the two become part of an intricate game where the sacrifice of any pawn will be worthwhile, and where only one certainty remains: the world is a stage and the men and women merely players.